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Published 19 Jul 2021, 12:28 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Consultancy services to provide a feasibility study to support Local Energy System solutions at the Hethel Employment Allocation

Official notice

Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£530,000exc. VAT22.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 18 Aug 2021awarded 4 Nov 2021
Awarded to OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Norfolk County Council have awarded a contract to a company to carry out a feasibility study to deliver a roadmap for the creation of a sustainable energy solution for an industrial site complex, which addresses any prevailing issues relating to limitations imposed on expansion due to lack of affordable grid connection. Norfolk County Council has awarded a contract to a company to deliver a feasibility study to deliver a roadmap for the creation of a sustainable energy solution for an industrial site complex, which addresses any prevailing issues relating to limitations imposed on expansion due to lack of affordable grid connection.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Norfolk County Council have awarded a contract to a company to carry out a feasibility study to deliver a roadmap for the creation of a sustainable energy solution for an industrial site complex, which addresses any prevailing issues relating to limitations imposed on expansion due to lack of affordable grid connection.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Norfolk County Council has awarded a contract to a company to deliver a feasibility…AwardedPublished value£530,000

Norfolk County Council has awarded a contract to a company to deliver a feasibility study to deliver a roadmap for the creation of a sustainable energy solution for an industrial site complex, which addresses any prevailing issues relating to limitations imposed on expansion due to lack of affordable grid connection.

Delivery: East of England
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £412,9841 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 74 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Nov 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED£412,984 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Consultancy services to provide a feasibility study to support Local Energy System solutions at the Hethel Employment Allocation · OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED

    Signed
    4 Nov 2021
    Value
    £412,984
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids · 7 electronic4——

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
19 Jul 2021, 12:28 BST
Last source update
4 Nov 2021, 15:22 GMT
Award evaluation window
18 Aug 2021 – …
Authority reference
NCCT42266
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-027720
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityResearch and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH17)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c975 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court(England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to haveknown that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, inwhich case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.

Publisher note: This procurement will be managed electronically via the Council`s e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement, applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the `tenders` section and `express an interest` to view the documentation. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the in-tend support team by phoning +448442728810 or e-mailing [email protected]

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
18 Aug 2021, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
18 Aug 2021, 11:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Aug 2021 → 4 Nov 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    18 Aug 2021, 10:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    18 Aug 2021, 11:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    4 Nov 2021, 15:22 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    4 Nov 2021, 15:22 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Norfolk County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, East of England, NR1 1DHContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NPLawReview body Norwich
  • Norfolk County Council - Head of ProcurementReview contact point Norwich
  • Norfolk County Council - ProcurementMediation body Norwich

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria